Odanan, on 31 December 2015 - 02:56 AM, said:
BTW, how do we know who fields the Highlander IIC and the Jenner IIC? I can't find that information.
"Though every Clan fields this 'Mech in second-line Galaxies, Clan Star Adder deploys the most, largely due to the recent absorption of Clan Burrock and its forces. Some Highlanders serve as command 'Mechs in a few Adder front-line units, notably the Fifth Assault and 73rd Cavaliers Clusters.
Clans Blood Spirit and Wolf also field a significant number of
Highlanders, mostly to recoup the heavy losses each Clan recently incurred. Clan Blood Spirit salvaged several from the battlefields of the Absorption War, while Clan Wolf opened one of their last remaining Brian Caches to recommission several Stars' worth. Recent information also indicates that Wolf's Dragoons had several
Highlanders when they traveled to the Inner Sphere." -
Highlander IIC deployment (
source)
"The
Jenner IIC appeared in the ranks of the majority of the Clans that took part in the invasion of the Inner Sphere. Of all the Clans, Nova Cat fielded this design most frequently, which suggests that the design originated with Clan Nova Cat and was later distributed to the other Clans." -
Jenner IIC deployment (
source)
"The
Hunchback IIC serves in the front lines of nearly all the invading Clans. Reports indicate that Hunchback pilots attached to front line units seem to fight with a desperate ferocity unique even among the Clans, evidence that supports the idea that the
Hunchback IIC is a last chance 'Mech for Clan pilots." (
source)
"Clan Wolf produces the
Orion IIC in limited numbers, and uses them to reward officers in second-line Galaxies who are expected to advance soon to front-line units. This BattleMech is always sent to its recipients 'with the compliments of' Clan Wolf's Kahn or saKahn. No officer has ever refused such a gift, even if it meant trading in an assault-class BattleMech, and no Wolf warrior has ever challenged anyone for the right to an
Orion IIC.
A few
Orion IIC BattleMechs traveled to the Inner Sphere with Phelan Kell's Wolves and remain part of Clan-Wolf-in-Exile's second line forces. However, no one seems to have plans to produce this 'Mech - a possible gesture of reconciliation by Phelan Kell toward the Wolf Clan." (
source)